Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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